xeníh
South Slavey edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Athabaskan *x̣ənʸəʼs. Cognates include Dogrib xı̨ı̨̀.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
xeníh (stem -xenídh-)
Inflection edit
Possessive inflection of xeníh (-xenídhé)
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | sexenídhé | naxexenídhé | |
| 2nd person | nexenídhé | ||
| 3rd person | 1) | — | gixenídhé |
| 2) | mexenídhé | goxenídhé | |
| 4th person | yexenídhé | ||
| reflexive | sp. | ɂedexenídhé | kedexenídhé |
| unsp. | dexenídhé | ||
| reciprocal | — | ɂełexenídhé | |
| indefinite | ɂexenídhé | ||
| areal | goxenídhé | ||
| 1) Used when the subject is a group of human beings and the object is singular. 2) Used when the previous condition does not apply. | |||
References edit
- Keren Rice (1989) A Grammar of Slave, Berlin, West Germany: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 99